diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-run.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-run.yml
index 591d8cbf..99db25f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-run.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update && 
           NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND=1 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true sudo -E apt -y install
           git build-essential cmake gcc linux-headers-`uname -r`
-          libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod
+          libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade &&
           NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND=1 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true apt -y install git build-essential cmake gcc 
           linux-headers-${{ env.HEADERS_SUFFIX }}
-          libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod
+          libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod
       - name: Get kernel name from headers
         run: >
           echo KERNEL_NAME=`ls -1 /usr/src/ | grep  'linux-headers.*${{ env.HEADERS_SUFFIX }}' | 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
         run: >
           apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade &&
           DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true apt -y install git build-essential cmake gcc
-          linux-headers-generic libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod software-properties-common
+          linux-headers-generic libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod software-properties-common
           pkexec dbus linux-base &&
           add-apt-repository -y ppa:cappelikan/ppa && apt update &&
           service dbus start &&
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Install build tools
         run: >
-          apk update && apk add --no-cache git cmake make g++ pcre-dev libressl-dev linux-headers libucontext-dev lua5.1-dev
+          apk update && apk add --no-cache git cmake make g++ pcre2-dev libressl-dev linux-headers libucontext-dev lua5.1-dev
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build tools
         run: |
           emerge -g --autounmask-write sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin || (etc-update --verbose --automode -5 && emerge -g sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin)
-          emerge -g dev-vcs/git dev-libs/libpcre dev-build/cmake dev-lang/lua:5.1
+          emerge -g dev-vcs/git dev-libs/libpcre2 dev-build/cmake dev-lang/lua:5.1
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index a50a7a53..2d23b419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         run: >
           ssh -i ssh-key -p2222 user@localhost "sudo apt -y install
           git build-essential cmake gcc linux-headers-\`uname -r\` 
-          libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
+          libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
           libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev 
           iproute2 ppp pppoe isc-dhcp-client timelimit && 
           (sudo pip3 install pytest pytest-dependency pytest-order || sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages pytest pytest-dependency pytest-order)"
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update && 
           NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND=1 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true sudo -E apt -y install
           git build-essential cmake gcc linux-headers-`uname -r`
-          libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
+          libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
           iproute2 ppp pppoe isc-dhcp-client
 
       - name: Install testing tools (using pip)
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update && 
           NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND=1 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true sudo -E apt -y install
           git build-essential cmake gcc linux-headers-`uname -r`
-          libpcre3-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
+          libpcre2-dev libssl-dev liblua5.1-0-dev kmod python3-pip 
           iproute2 ppp pppoe isc-dhcp-client
 
       - name: Install testing tools (using pip)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 128b75a9..b606898a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ ENDIF (NOT DEFINED LIB_SUFFIX)
 #color console example  message(FATAL_ERROR "${Esc}[31m Red Text ${Esc}[m Restore Normal Text")
 string(ASCII 27 Esc)
 
-#Check libpcre
-find_library(PCRE_LIBRARY pcre
+#Check libpcre2
+find_library(PCRE2_LIBRARY pcre2-8
 	HINTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/linux/gcc/${BIT}/lib
 	PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/linux/gcc/${BIT}/lib
 )
 
-IF(NOT PCRE_LIBRARY)
-	message(FATAL_ERROR "${Esc}[31mRequired libpcre not found.\n Install libpcre3-dev and run cmake again${Esc}[m")
-ENDIF(NOT PCRE_LIBRARY)
+IF(NOT PCRE2_LIBRARY)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "${Esc}[31mRequired libpcre not found.\n Install libpcre2-dev and run cmake again${Esc}[m")
+ENDIF(NOT PCRE2_LIBRARY)
 
 
 IF (EXISTS ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/.git AND NOT IGNORE_GIT)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 143c5e13..4977d647 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Requirment
 4. cmake-2.6 or later
 5. libnl-2.0 or probably later (required for builtin shaper)
 6. libcrypto-0.9.8 or probably later (openssl-0.9.8)
-7. libpcre
+7. libpcre2
 8. net-snmp-5.x 
 9. libssl-0.9.8 or probably later (openssl-0.9.8)
 
diff --git a/accel-pppd/CMakeLists.txt b/accel-pppd/CMakeLists.txt
index cd7186ba..a1161ddd 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/accel-pppd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(getcontext HAVE_GETCONTEXT)
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(setcontext HAVE_SETCONTEXT)
 
 IF (HAVE_GETCONTEXT AND HAVE_SETCONTEXT)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(accel-pppd triton rt pthread ${crypto_lib} pcre)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(accel-pppd triton rt pthread ${crypto_lib} pcre2-8)
 ELSE (HAVE_GETCONTEXT AND HAVE_SETCONTEXT)
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(accel-pppd triton rt pthread ${crypto_lib} pcre ucontext)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(accel-pppd triton rt pthread ${crypto_lib} pcre2-8 ucontext)
 ENDIF (HAVE_GETCONTEXT AND HAVE_SETCONTEXT)
 
 set_property(TARGET accel-pppd PROPERTY CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH FALSE)
diff --git a/accel-pppd/cli/cli.c b/accel-pppd/cli/cli.c
index 7d440727..6b71cb04 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/cli/cli.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/cli/cli.c
@@ -63,51 +63,6 @@ void __export cli_register_simple_cmd2(
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void __export cli_register_regexp_cmd(struct cli_regexp_cmd_t *cmd)
-{
-	int err;
-	int erroffset;
-	const char *errptr;
-
-	if (cmd->exec == NULL) {
-		log_emerg("cli: impossible to register regexp command"
-			  " without an execution callback function\n");
-		_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-	if (cmd->pattern == NULL) {
-		log_emerg("cli: impossible to register regexp command"
-			  " without pattern\n");
-		_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-	cmd->re = pcre_compile2(cmd->pattern, cmd->options, &err,
-				&errptr, &erroffset, NULL);
-	if (!cmd->re) {
-		log_emerg("cli: failed to compile regexp \"%s\": %s (error %i)"
-			  " at positon %i (unprocessed characters: \"%s\")\n",
-			  cmd->pattern, errptr, err, erroffset,
-			  cmd->pattern + erroffset);
-		_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
-	if (cmd->h_pattern) {
-		cmd->h_re = pcre_compile2(cmd->h_pattern, cmd->h_options, &err,
-					  &errptr, &erroffset, NULL);
-		if (!cmd->h_re) {
-			log_emerg("cli: failed to compile help regexp \"%s\":"
-				  " %s (error %i) at position %i (unprocessed"
-				  " characters: \"%s\")\n",
-				  cmd->h_pattern, errptr, err, erroffset,
-				  cmd->h_pattern + erroffset);
-			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
-	} else {
-		cmd->h_re = NULL;
-		cmd->h_pattern = NULL;
-	}
-
-	list_add_tail(&cmd->entry, &regexp_cmd_list);
-}
-
 int __export cli_send(void *client, const char *data)
 {
 	struct cli_client_t *cln = (struct cli_client_t *)client;
@@ -189,13 +144,15 @@ static int cli_process_help_cmd(struct cli_client_t *cln)
 		cmd_found = 1;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(recmd, &regexp_cmd_list, entry) {
+		pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
 		if (cmd[0] == '\0'
-		    || pcre_exec(recmd->h_re, NULL, cmd, strlen(cmd),
-				 0, 0, NULL, 0) >= 0) {
+		    || pcre2_match(recmd->h_re, (PCRE2_SPTR)cmd, strlen(cmd),
+				 0, 0, match_data, NULL) >= 0) {
 			cmd_found = 1;
 			if (recmd->help)
 				recmd->help(cmd, cln);
 		}
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 	}
 
 	nb_items = split(cmd, items);
@@ -230,14 +187,19 @@ static int cli_process_regexp_cmd(struct cli_client_t *cln, int *err)
 	int res;
 
 	cmd = skip_space(cmd);
-	list_for_each_entry(recmd, &regexp_cmd_list, entry)
-		if (pcre_exec(recmd->re, NULL, cmd, strlen(cmd),
-			      0, 0, NULL, 0) >= 0) {
+	list_for_each_entry(recmd, &regexp_cmd_list, entry) {
+		pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+		if (pcre2_match(recmd->re, (PCRE2_SPTR)cmd, strlen(cmd),
+			      0, 0, match_data, NULL) >= 0) {
 			found = 1;
 			res = recmd->exec(cmd, cln);
-			if (res != CLI_CMD_OK)
+			if (res != CLI_CMD_OK) {
+				pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 				break;
+			}
 		}
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
+	}
 	if (found)
 		*err = res;
 
diff --git a/accel-pppd/cli/cli.h b/accel-pppd/cli/cli.h
index 6eda5d3f..3d8069b3 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/cli/cli.h
+++ b/accel-pppd/cli/cli.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __CLI_H
 #define __CLI_H
 
-#include <pcre.h>
+#define PCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH 8
+#include <pcre2.h>
 
 #include "list.h"
 
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ struct cli_simple_cmd_t
 struct cli_regexp_cmd_t
 {
 	struct list_head entry;
-	pcre *re;
+	pcre2_code *re;
 	const char *pattern;
 	int options;
 	int (*exec)(const char *cmd, void *client);
-	pcre *h_re;
+	pcre2_code *h_re;
 	const char *h_pattern;
 	int h_options;
 	int (*help)(const char *cmd, void *client);
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ void cli_register_simple_cmd2(
 	int hdr_len,
 	...
 	);
-void cli_register_regexp_cmd(struct cli_regexp_cmd_t *cmd);
 void cli_show_ses_register(const char *name, const char *desc, void (*print)(struct ap_session *ses, char *buf));
 
 int cli_send(void *client, const char *data);
diff --git a/accel-pppd/cli/show_sessions.c b/accel-pppd/cli/show_sessions.c
index 22f5318a..ca2ec68d 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/cli/show_sessions.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/cli/show_sessions.c
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ static int show_ses_exec(const char *cmd, char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	struct column_t *match_key = NULL;
 	char *match_pattern = NULL;
 	struct column_t *order_key = NULL;
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	struct column_t *column;
 	struct col_t *col;
 	struct row_t *row;
@@ -169,9 +169,11 @@ static int show_ses_exec(const char *cmd, char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	}
 
 	if (match_key) {
-		re = pcre_compile2(match_pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+		re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)match_pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 		if (!re) {
-			cli_sendv(cli, "match: %s at %i\r\n", pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+			PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+			pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+			cli_sendv(cli, "match: %s at %i\r\n", err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 			return CLI_CMD_OK;
 		}
 	}
@@ -262,10 +264,13 @@ static int show_ses_exec(const char *cmd, char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 			row = list_entry(t_list.next, typeof(*row), entry);
 			list_del(&row->entry);
 			if (match_key) {
-				if (pcre_exec(re, NULL, row->match_key, strlen(row->match_key), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+				pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+				if (pcre2_match(re, (PCRE2_SPTR)row->match_key, strlen(row->match_key), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
 					free_row(row);
+					pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 					continue;
 				}
+				pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 			}
 			if (order_key)
 				insert_row(&r_list, row);
@@ -362,7 +367,7 @@ static int show_ses_exec(const char *cmd, char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	}
 
 	if (re)
-		pcre_free(re);
+		pcre2_code_free(re);
 
 	return CLI_CMD_OK;
 
diff --git a/accel-pppd/cli/std_cmd.c b/accel-pppd/cli/std_cmd.c
index fc073526..ace48391 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/cli/std_cmd.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/cli/std_cmd.c
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ static int terminate_exec1(char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 {
 	struct ap_session *ses;
 	int hard = 0;
-	pcre *re;
-	const char *pcre_err;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	pcre2_code *re;
+	int pcre_err;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 
 	if (f_cnt == 5) {
 		if (!strcmp(f[4], "hard"))
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ static int terminate_exec1(char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	} else if (f_cnt != 4)
 		return CLI_CMD_SYNTAX;
 
-	re = pcre_compile2(f[3], 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+	re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)f[3], PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 	if (!re) {
-		cli_sendv(cli, "match: %s at %i\r\n", pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+		PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+		pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		cli_sendv(cli, "match: %s at %i\r\n", err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 		return CLI_CMD_OK;
 	}
 
@@ -145,8 +147,12 @@ static int terminate_exec1(char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	list_for_each_entry(ses, &ses_list, entry) {
 		if (!ses->username)
 			continue;
-		if (pcre_exec(re, NULL, ses->username, strlen(ses->username), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0)
+		pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+		if (pcre2_match(re, (PCRE2_SPTR)ses->username, strlen(ses->username), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
+			pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 			continue;
+		}
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 		if (hard)
 			triton_context_call(ses->ctrl->ctx, (triton_event_func)__terminate_hard, ses);
 		else
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ static int terminate_exec1(char * const *f, int f_cnt, void *cli)
 	}
 	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&ses_lock);
 
-	pcre_free(re);
+	pcre2_code_free(re);
 
 	return CLI_CMD_OK;
 }
diff --git a/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c b/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
index 95ff8568..6139d24e 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #endif
 #include <linux/route.h>
 
-#include <pcre.h>
-
 #include "events.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "triton.h"
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@
 #define SESSION_TERMINATED "Session was terminated"
 
 struct iplink_arg {
-	pcre *re;
+	pcre2_code *re;
 	const char *opt;
 	long *arg1;
 };
@@ -2804,10 +2802,10 @@ void ipoe_vlan_mon_notify(int ifindex, int vid, int vlan_ifindex)
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	char *ptr;
 	int len, r, svid;
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
 	if (!sect)
@@ -2905,15 +2903,17 @@ void ipoe_vlan_mon_notify(int ifindex, int vid, int vlan_ifindex)
 			memcpy(pattern, opt->val + 3, ptr - (opt->val + 3));
 			pattern[ptr - (opt->val + 3)] = 0;
 
-			re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+			re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 			_free(pattern);
 
 			if (!re)
 				continue;
 
-			r = pcre_exec(re, NULL, ifname, len, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
-			pcre_free(re);
+			pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+			r = pcre2_match(re, (PCRE2_SPTR)ifname, len, 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+			pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
+			pcre2_code_free(re);
 
 			if (r < 0)
 				continue;
@@ -3358,8 +3358,12 @@ static void load_interface(const char *opt)
 
 static int __load_interface_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink, int vid, struct iplink_arg *arg)
 {
-	if (pcre_exec(arg->re, NULL, name, strlen(name), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0)
+	pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+	if (pcre2_match(arg->re, (PCRE2_SPTR)name, strlen(name), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 		return 0;
+	}
+	pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 
 	add_interface(name, index, arg->opt, iflink, vid, 0);
 
@@ -3368,11 +3372,11 @@ static int __load_interface_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflin
 
 static void load_interface_re(const char *opt)
 {
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
 	const char *ptr;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	struct iplink_arg arg;
 	struct ipoe_serv *serv;
 
@@ -3382,10 +3386,12 @@ static void load_interface_re(const char *opt)
 	memcpy(pattern, opt + 3, ptr - (opt + 3));
 	pattern[ptr - (opt + 3)] = 0;
 
-	re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+	re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 	if (!re) {
-		log_error("ipoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+		PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+		pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		log_error("ipoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3398,11 +3404,13 @@ static void load_interface_re(const char *opt)
 		if (serv->active)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pcre_exec(re, NULL, serv->ifname, strlen(serv->ifname), 0, 0, NULL, 0) >= 0)
+		pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+		if (pcre2_match(re, (PCRE2_SPTR)serv->ifname, strlen(serv->ifname), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) >= 0)
 			add_interface(serv->ifname, serv->ifindex, opt, 0, 0, 0);
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 	}
 
-	pcre_free(re);
+	pcre2_code_free(re);
 	_free(pattern);
 }
 
@@ -3670,8 +3678,12 @@ static int __load_vlan_mon_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink
 	long mask1[4096/8/sizeof(long)];
 	struct ipoe_serv *serv;
 
-	if (pcre_exec(arg->re, NULL, name, strlen(name), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0)
+	pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+	if (pcre2_match(arg->re, (PCRE2_SPTR)name, strlen(name), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 		return 0;
+	}
+	pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 
 	if (!(flags & IFF_UP)) {
 		memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
@@ -3701,11 +3713,11 @@ static int __load_vlan_mon_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink
 
 static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 {
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
 	const char *ptr;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	struct iplink_arg arg;
 
 	for (ptr = opt; *ptr && *ptr != ','; ptr++);
@@ -3714,10 +3726,12 @@ static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 	memcpy(pattern, opt + 3, ptr - (opt + 3));
 	pattern[ptr - (opt + 3)] = 0;
 
-	re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+	re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 	if (!re) {
-		log_error("ipoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+		PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+		pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		log_error("ipoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3727,7 +3741,7 @@ static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 
 	iplink_list((iplink_list_func)__load_vlan_mon_re, &arg);
 
-	pcre_free(re);
+	pcre2_code_free(re);
 	_free(pattern);
 
 }
diff --git a/accel-pppd/ctrl/pppoe/pppoe.c b/accel-pppd/ctrl/pppoe/pppoe.c
index 8678db80..c8007414 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/ctrl/pppoe/pppoe.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/ctrl/pppoe/pppoe.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct padi_t
 };
 
 struct iplink_arg {
-	pcre *re;
+	pcre2_code *re;
 	const char *opt;
 	void *cli;
 	long *arg1;
@@ -1368,8 +1368,12 @@ static int parse_server(const char *opt, int *padi_limit, struct ap_net **net)
 
 static int __pppoe_add_interface_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink, int vid, struct iplink_arg *arg)
 {
-	if (pcre_exec(arg->re, NULL, name, strlen(name), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0)
+	pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+	if (pcre2_match(arg->re, (PCRE2_SPTR)name, strlen(name), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 		return 0;
+	}
+	pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 
 	__pppoe_server_start(name, arg->opt, arg->cli, iflink, vid, 0);
 
@@ -1378,11 +1382,11 @@ static int __pppoe_add_interface_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int
 
 static void pppoe_add_interface_re(const char *opt, void *cli)
 {
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
 	const char *ptr;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	struct iplink_arg arg;
 
 	for (ptr = opt; *ptr && *ptr != ','; ptr++);
@@ -1391,12 +1395,14 @@ static void pppoe_add_interface_re(const char *opt, void *cli)
 	memcpy(pattern, opt + 3, ptr - (opt + 3));
 	pattern[ptr - (opt + 3)] = 0;
 
-	re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+	re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 	if (!re) {
-        if (cli)
-			cli_sendv(cli, "pppoe: %s at %i\r\n", pcre_err, pcre_offset);
-		log_error("pppoe: %s at %i\r\n", pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+		PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+		pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		if (cli)
+			cli_sendv(cli, "pppoe: %s at %i\r\n", err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
+		log_error("pppoe: %s at %i\r\n", err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1406,7 +1412,7 @@ static void pppoe_add_interface_re(const char *opt, void *cli)
 
 	iplink_list((iplink_list_func)__pppoe_add_interface_re, &arg);
 
-	pcre_free(re);
+	pcre2_code_free(re);
 	_free(pattern);
 }
 
@@ -1678,10 +1684,10 @@ void pppoe_vlan_mon_notify(int ifindex, int vid, int vlan_ifindex)
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	char *ptr;
 	int len, r, svid;
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
 	if (!sect)
@@ -1779,15 +1785,17 @@ void pppoe_vlan_mon_notify(int ifindex, int vid, int vlan_ifindex)
 			memcpy(pattern, opt->val + 3, ptr - (opt->val + 3));
 			pattern[ptr - (opt->val + 3)] = 0;
 
-			re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+			re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 			_free(pattern);
 
 			if (!re)
 				continue;
 
-			r = pcre_exec(re, NULL, ifr.ifr_name, len, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
-			pcre_free(re);
+			pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+			r = pcre2_match(re, (PCRE2_SPTR)ifr.ifr_name, len, 0, 0, match_data, NULL);
+			pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
+			pcre2_code_free(re);
 
 			if (r < 0)
 				continue;
@@ -1862,8 +1870,12 @@ static int __load_vlan_mon_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink
 	long mask1[4096/8/sizeof(long)];
 	struct pppoe_serv_t *serv;
 
-	if (pcre_exec(arg->re, NULL, name, strlen(name), 0, 0, NULL, 0) < 0)
+	pcre2_match_data *match_data = pcre2_match_data_create(0, NULL);
+	if (pcre2_match(arg->re, (PCRE2_SPTR)name, strlen(name), 0, 0, match_data, NULL) < 0) {
+		pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 		return 0;
+	}
+	pcre2_match_data_free(match_data);
 
 	memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
 	strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, name);
@@ -1896,11 +1908,11 @@ static int __load_vlan_mon_re(int index, int flags, const char *name, int iflink
 
 static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 {
-	pcre *re = NULL;
-	const char *pcre_err;
+	pcre2_code *re = NULL;
+	int pcre_err;
 	char *pattern;
 	const char *ptr;
-	int pcre_offset;
+	PCRE2_SIZE pcre_offset;
 	struct iplink_arg arg;
 
 	for (ptr = opt; *ptr && *ptr != ','; ptr++);
@@ -1909,10 +1921,12 @@ static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 	memcpy(pattern, opt + 3, ptr - (opt + 3));
 	pattern[ptr - (opt + 3)] = 0;
 
-	re = pcre_compile2(pattern, 0, NULL, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
+	re = pcre2_compile((PCRE2_SPTR)pattern, PCRE2_ZERO_TERMINATED, 0, &pcre_err, &pcre_offset, NULL);
 
 	if (!re) {
-		log_error("pppoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, pcre_err, pcre_offset);
+		PCRE2_UCHAR err_msg[64];
+		pcre2_get_error_message(pcre_err, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		log_error("pppoe: '%s': %s at %i\r\n", pattern, err_msg, (int)pcre_offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1922,7 +1936,7 @@ static void load_vlan_mon_re(const char *opt, long *mask, int len)
 
 	iplink_list((iplink_list_func)__load_vlan_mon_re, &arg);
 
-	pcre_free(re);
+	pcre2_code_free(re);
 	_free(pattern);
 
 }
diff --git a/cmake/cpack.cmake b/cmake/cpack.cmake
index 3dfc2750..c004075c 100644
--- a/cmake/cpack.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpack.cmake
@@ -20,73 +20,53 @@ SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Dmitry Kozlov")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README")
 SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING")
 
-IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian5)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.7), libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8), libpcre3 (>= 7.6)")
-	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
-ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian5)
-
-IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian6)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.11.2), libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8), libpcre3 (>= 8.02)")
-	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
-ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian6)
-
-IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian7)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.13), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libpcre3 (>= 8.30)")
-	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
-ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian7)
-
-IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian8)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.19), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1k), libpcre3 (>= 8.35)")
-	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
-ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian8)
-
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian9)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.24), libssl1.0.2 (>= 1.0.2l), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.24), libssl1.0.2 (>= 1.0.2l), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian9)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian10)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.28), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1c), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.28), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1c), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.32)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian10)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian11)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.31), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1k), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.31), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1k), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.36)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian11)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian12)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.5), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.5), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.42)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian12)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian13)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.37), libssl3 (>= 3.0.9), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.37), libssl3 (>= 3.0.9), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.42)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Debian13)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu16)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.23), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.23), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.21)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu16)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu18)
-	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.24), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2n), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+	SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.24), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2n), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.31)")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu18)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu20)
-        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.31), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1d), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.31), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1d), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.34)")
         INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu20)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu22)
-        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.35), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.35), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.39)")
         INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu22)
 
 IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu24)
-        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.35), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2), libpcre3 (>= 8.39)")
+        SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6 (>= 2.35), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.42)")
         INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/debian/debian.cmake)
 ENDIF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Ubuntu24)
 
@@ -94,7 +74,7 @@ IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Centos7)
 	SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPL")
 	SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_URL "http://accel-ppp.org")
 	SET(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/usr/sbin")
-	SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.17, openssl-libs >= 1.0.2k, pcre >= 8.32")
+	SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.17, openssl-libs >= 1.0.2k, pcre2 >= 10.23")
 	INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/centos/centos.cmake)
 ENDIF()
 
@@ -102,7 +82,7 @@ IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Centos8)
         SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPL")
         SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_URL "http://accel-ppp.org")
         SET(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/usr/sbin")
-        SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.28, openssl-libs >= 1.1.1, pcre >= 8.42")
+        SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.28, openssl-libs >= 1.1.1, pcre2 >= 10.32")
         INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/centos/centos.cmake)
 ENDIF()
 
@@ -110,7 +90,7 @@ IF(CPACK_TYPE STREQUAL Centos9)
         SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPL")
         SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_URL "http://accel-ppp.org")
         SET(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/usr/sbin")
-        SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.34, openssl-libs >= 3.0.1, pcre >= 8.44")
+        SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "glibc >= 2.34, openssl-libs >= 3.0.1, pcre2 >= 10.40")
         INCLUDE(${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/cmake/centos/centos.cmake)
 ENDIF()